Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
तत्तदैकीकृतं तत्त्वं चतुर्विंशतिसंख्यकम् । शिवेच्छया गृहीत्वा स सुष्वाप ब्रह्मरूपके
tattadaikīkṛtaṃ tattvaṃ caturviṃśatisaṃkhyakam | śivecchayā gṛhītvā sa suṣvāpa brahmarūpake
Daraufhin vereinte er jene Prinzipien—die vierundzwanzig Tattvas—zu einem einzigen. Durch Śivas Willen nahm er sie in sich auf und trat in Schlaf ein im Zustand Brahmās, der Schöpfergestalt.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: cosmic pralaya-like reabsorption (laya) of tattvas into the creator-principle under Śiva’s will
FAQs
It teaches that even the fundamental building-blocks of experience (the twenty-four tattvas) function under Śiva’s supreme will; creation and dissolution are not independent of Pati (Śiva), but occur through His governance.
By showing Brahmā’s creator-state as dependent on Śiva’s icchā, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga worship) as worship of the supreme Lord who empowers all cosmic functions, including creation.
A practical takeaway is icchā-śakti contemplation: meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler of all tattvas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering the sense of doership and the elements of experience back to Śiva.